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Command Authority Summary

The following list describes the available commands and their default authority level. Where a special authority applies to certain operands of a command, the authority levels are expressed as normal/special, for example, 0/2. You can use the opauth subparameter of the SYSPARMS CMDAUTH operand on these commands.

Note: For more information about using this operand, see the Reference Guide.

The TCP/IP access level governs commands with an authority level of T. Resource-level security governs commands with an authority level of R.

Note: For more information about each product command, see the online help.

ACT

Activates a VTAM network node.

Authority level: 1

ACTLOGON

Activates previously suspended logon paths.

Authority level: 3

AFTER

Issues commands or a message after the specified time interval.

Authority level: 0/2

ALLOCATE

Allocates a cataloged, SYSOUT, or VSAM data set.

Authority level: 0/3

AOM GO

Restarts the local AOM operating system after a pause.

Authority level: 2

AOM NEWTAB

Compiles and (optionally) loads a new AOM Screening Table.

Authority level: 2

AOM PAUSE

Suspends the local AOM operating system interface.

Authority level: 2

AOM START

Starts the local AOM operating system interface.

Authority level: 2

AOM STOP

Terminates the local AOM operating system interface.

Authority level: 2

AT

Issues commands or a message AT the specified time of day.

Authority level: 0/2

ATF DEFINE

Defines a new translation name

Authority level: 2

ATF LOAD

Loads translation tables for a specific translation name into storage.

Authority level: 2

ATF UNLOAD

Unloads translation tables for a specific translation name.

Authority level: 2

AUTOHOLD

Determines the OCS screen display line mode.

Authority level: 0

CANCEL

Cancels a nominated user or user region or window

Authority level: 0/1

CLEAR

Clears the current logical screen window.

Authority level: 0

CLSDST

Closes the sessions with the specified terminals.

Authority level: 1/0

CNM

Starts and stops the VTAM CNM interface.

Authority level: 3

CNMTRACE

Defines the CNM records to trace.

Authority level: 3

CONNECT

Connects a terminal using XNF.

Authority level: 1

CS-

Retrieves the command from the bottom of the command stack.

Authority level: 0

CS+

Retrieves the command from the top of the command stack.

Authority level: 0

D

Displays a specific VTAM resource.

Authority level: 0

DEBUG

Controls the execution and debugging of NCL processes.

Authority level: 0/3

DEFALIAS

Defines an alias entry for the Alias Name Translation Facility of NEWS.

Authority level: 4

DEFCLASS

Defines RTM, SAW, Session, or Resource classes.

Authority level: 4

DEFLINK

Maintains the Dynamic Link Table, or DLT, used by LU6.2 services.

Authority level: 3

DEFLOGON

Defines the logon information for the EASINET and MAI features.

Authority level: 4

DEFMODE

Defines an entry in the Mode Control Table used by LU6.2 services.

Authority level: 4

DEFMSG

Defines delivery options for PPO messages.

Authority level: 4

DEFOPSET

Defines an entry in the Option Set Control Table (OSCT).

Authority level: 4

DEFTERM

(VOS3 only) Defines terminal type.

Authority level: 2

DEFTRANS

Defines an entry in the Transaction Control Table (TCT) used by LU6.2 services.

Authority level: 4

DELALIAS

Deletes an alias entry used by the Alias Name Translation Facility.

Authority level: 4

DELCLASS

Deletes an NTS class definition.

Authority level: 4

DELLINK

Deletes a dynamic link definition.

Authority level: 3

DELLOGON

Deletes an entry form EASINET/MAI appl table.

Authority level: 4

DELMODE

Deletes an APPC MCT table entry.

Authority level: 4

DELOPSET

Deletes an APPC OSCT entry.

Authority level: 4

DELTERM

(VOS3 only) Deletes terminal definition.

Authority level: 2

DELTRANS

Deletes an APPC TCT entry.

Authority level: 4

DISCONN

Disconnects either the current or the nominated processing region.

Authority level: 0/1

DNR

Defines or modifies parameters for the Domain Name Resolver (DNR).

Authority level: 4

DOMAIN

Uniquely defines a domain.

Authority level: 3

EDB

Defines, starts, stops, or deletes an EDB connection.

Authority level: 4

END

Terminates a paused NCL process without further processing.

Authority level: 0/2

ENTER

Defines the Enter key.

Authority level: 0

EQUATE

Assigns a text value to a unique string.

Authority level: 0

EVERY

Issues a command or series of commands at a specified time frequency.

Authority level: 0/2

EXEC

Schedules an NCL process for serial execution.

Authority level: 0

F

Issues a VTAM modify (F) command.

Authority level: 1

FLUSH

Terminates an NCL process without further processing.

Authority level: 0/2

FORCE

Forcibly inactivates a VTAM network node.

Authority level: 1

FSPROC

Executes an NCL procedure in OCS full-screen mode.

Authority level: 0

FSTOP

Forces an immediate shutdown of the system.

Authority level: 3

FTS

Invokes File Transmission Services.

Authority level: 0

FTSINIT

Modifies the status of FTS initiators.

Authority level: 0

FTSMOD

Modifies the status of incoming or outgoing FTS transmissions.

Authority level: 0

GO

Resumes processing for a paused NCL process.

Authority level: 0/2

INACT

Inactivates a VTAM network node.

Authority level: 1

INTQUE

Passes data to an &INTREAD statement in an NCL procedure.

Authority level: 0/2

ISR

Changes the status of ISR (Inter-System Routing) conversations.

Authority level: 2

JOURNAL

Controls the journal data set.

Authority level: 2

K

Clears the current OCS window.

Authority level: 0

LIBPATH

Controls library path definitions.

Authority level: 4

LIBRARY

Controls library definitions.

Authority level: 4

LINK

Defines or changes the status of the INMC/NVS/APPC links

Authority level: 3

LINK START

Defines the attributes and then starts a link to a domain.

Authority level: 3

LIST

Lists statements in a specific member of the procedure library.

Authority level: 0

LOAD

Preloads copies of procedures, ASN.1 maps, or load modules into storage.

Authority level: 4

LOCK

Suspends current screen processing.

Authority level: 0

LOG

Writes messages to the activity log.

Authority level: 0

LOGSWAP

Swaps logging to the next available log.

Authority level: 3

LSRPOOL

Sets attributes for the VSAM shared resource pool.

Authority level: 2

LTITLE

Sets the title for your product region logo panel.

Authority level: 4

LUTRACE

Traces session traffic to selected terminals.

Authority level: 4

MAIDISC

Forces disconnection of an MAI-OC session.

Authority level: 0

MAIINT

Interrupts an MAI-OC application.

Authority level: 0

MAILOGON

Creates an MAI-OC session with another application.

Authority level: 0

MAISEND

Sends data to an application connected by an MAI-OC session.

Authority level: 0

MAISESS

Provides functions for the control of MAI/FS sessions.

Authority level: 0/4

MAXUSERS

Displays and limits the maximum number of concurrent users.

Authority level: 3

MSG

Sends a message to the specified OCS operators.

Authority level: 0

NCLCHECK

Tests syntax for an NCL procedure without execution.

Authority level: 0

NCLTEST

Sets, resets, or displays NCL test status for this window.

Authority level: 0

NCLTRACE

Dynamically alters the trace status of an executing NCL process.

Authority level: 0/2

NDB ALTER

Builds, rebuilds, or validates the key indexes for an NDB, or a field.

Authority level: 2

NDB CREATE

Initializes a new NCL database.

Authority level: 2

NDB FIELD

Enables the addition, deletion, or update of a database field definition.

Authority level: 2

NDB PURGE

Frees up a locked or halted database.

Authority level: 2

NDB RESET

Deletes all data from an NCL database.

Authority level: 2

NDB START

Starts an NCL database.

Authority level: 2

NDB STOP

Flags an NCL database as stopping.

Authority level: 2

NDB UNLOAD

Unloads a copy of an NCL database.

Authority level: 2

NETM

(VOS3 only) Passes a command to NETM for execution.

Authority level: 2

NETMCNTL

(VOS3 only) Controls communication with NETM.

Authority level: 2

NETSTAT

Invokes the TCP/IP NETSTAT command.

Authority level: T

NOTIFY

Sends a message to TSO/TSS users or CMS users.

Authority level: 0

NOTRACE

Terminates a VTAM network trace.

Authority level: 1

NPTAB

Changes the status of a user’s NPF table.

Authority level: 0/4

NRDRET

Restores all non-roll delete messages for an OCS window.

Authority level: 0

NSBRO

Creates and sends a general or specific broadcast.

Authority level: 3

NSPCONN

Controls connections to CA NetSpy address spaces.

Authority level: 4

NSLOOKUP

Uses the name service to find the name or address of a host.

Authority level: T

NTSDBMOD

Alters database records or session keep counts on the NTS database.

Authority level: 4

NTSMOD

Alters session trace and logging parameters of active sessions.

Authority level: 4

OBEYFILE

Invokes the TCP/IP for MVS OBEYFILE command.

Authority level: T

OCSID

Sets or resets OCS window identifiers.

Authority level: 0

OPNDST

Connects a specific terminal.

Authority level: 1/0

OPSYS

Passes a command to the operating system for execution.

Authority level: 2

ORDER

Reorders your OCS window display from top to bottom.

Authority level: 0

PAGE

Starts the display of output messages at the top of the OCS window.

Authority level: 0

PF

Displays and sets terminal Function keys.

Authority level: 0

PING

Sends echo requests to a remote host.

Authority level: T

PPO

Starts and stops the VTAM PPO interface.

Authority level: 3

PROFILE

Displays or modifies a user profile.

Authority level: 0/2

PROFILE EDS

Enables or disables event notification.

Authority level: 0

PURGE

Purges and deletes current timer-initiated commands or NCL locks.

Authority level: 0/2

RECONN

Reconnects the current terminal session with a disconnected region.

Authority level: 0

REPALIAS

Replaces an alias name entry used NEWS.

Authority level: 4

REPCLASS

Replaces an existing SAW, RTM, Session, or Resource class definition.

Authority level: 4

REPLINK

Replaces or defines a DLT definition.

Authority level: 3

REPLOGON

Replaces an existing application logon entry.

Authority level: 4

REPLY

Issues a VTAM REPLY command.

Authority level: 1

REPMODE

Replaces or defines an APPC Mode Control Table (MCT) entry.

Authority level: 4

REPOPSET

Replaces or defines an APPC OSCT entry.

Authority level: 4

REPTRANS

Replaces or defines an APPC TCT entry.

Authority level: 4

REQMS

Sends data across the CNM interface.

Authority level: 2

RETURN

Exits from any mode or function and returns to the primary menu.

Authority level: 0

ROUTE

Sends a command string to a remote system.

Authority level: 0

SAWARE

Controls NTS activity.

Authority level: 4

SCRIPT

Starts or flushes an MAI-FS script procedure.

Authority level: 0

SECUSER

Issues a command to a z/VM service machine.

Authority level: 2

SHOW AIF

Displays AIF users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW ALLOC

Displays data sets allocated by the ALLOC command.

Authority level: 0

SHOW AOMABEND

Displays diagnostic information if AOM abends.

Authority level: 0

SHOW AOMSTAT

Displays AOM statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW APPC

Displays the status of all or selected APPC conversations

Authority level: 0

SHOW ATF

Displays information about the ATF tables.

Authority level: 0

SHOW BRO

Displays the current general broadcast messages.

Authority level: 0

SHOW BUFF

Displays the current system storage and buffer use.

Authority level: 0

SHOW CNMTRACE

Shows active CNM trace requests.

Authority level: 0

SHOW COMMANDS

Displays commands available to user or system.

Authority level: 0

SHOW COMP

Displays 3270 data stream compression statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW CONSOLES

Displays the consoles currently allocated for use by AOM.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEBUG

Displays NCL debug sessions.

Authority level: 0/2

SHOW DEFALIAS

Displays one or more DEFALIAS entries.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFCLASS

Displays NTS class definitions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFLINK

Displays current dynamic link definitions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFLOGON

Displays the current entries in the DEFLOGON table.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFMODE

Displays APPC MCT entries.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFMSG

Displays the current DEFMSG delivery options.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFOPSET

Displays APPC OSCT entries.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFTERM

(VOS3 only) Displays terminal definitions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DEFTRANS

Displays APPC TCT entries.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DNR

Displays parameters or statistics for the DNR.

Authority level: 0

SHOW DOMAINS

Displays the domain information of connected systems.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EDB

Displays information about external database connections.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EDBSTAT

Displays statistics about currently defined EDB connections.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EDBUSER

Displays information about EDB users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EDBUSTAT

Displays statistics about EDB users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EDS

Displays current Event Distribution Services PROFILE definitions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EPS

Displays EndPoint Services information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EQUATES

Displays the current EQUATE strings available to this user.

Authority level: 0

SHOW EXEC

(OS/VS only) Displays the names of members in a procedure library.

Authority level: 0

SHOW FTS

Displays the status of file transmissions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW ISR

Displays ISR status information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW ISRSTATS

Displays ISR statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LIB

Displays libraries which have been defined to the system.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LICENSE

Displays the active licensing details and expiry dates.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LINK

Displays the status of INMC or APPC links.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LOCKS

Displays the status of all locks held within the system.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LOGS

Displays the status of the system activity logs.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LSR

Displays LSR status information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW LUTRACE

Displays the status of all LUTRACE requests.

Authority level: 0

SHOW MAI

Displays information about MAI sessions for this user or all users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW MAISTAT

Displays information about the status of MAI subtasks.

Authority level: 0

SHOW MAP

Displays information about defined Mapping Services maps.

Authority level: 0

SHOW MSGQ

Displays message queue depths.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NCL

Displays the status of active NCL processes.

Authority level: 0/2

SHOW NCLGLBL

Displays the names of any defined NCL global variables.

Authority level: 2

SHOW NCLLOCKS

Displays the status of all NCL locks held within the system.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NCLSTAT

Displays the status of NCL procedures currently in storage.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NCLVARS

Displays information about the variables in use by NCL procedures.

Authority level: 0/4

SHOW NDB

Displays information about currently active or halted NDBs.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NDBUSER

Displays a list of all users currently signed on to NCL databases.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NETMCNTL

(VOS3 only) Displays the status of NETM connectivity.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NPF

Displays the NPF table definitions for the user.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NPTAB

Displays the status of NPF resource tables.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NRD

Displays the current queue of non-roll delete messages.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NSPCONN

Displays the status of connections to CA NetSpy address spaces.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NTS

Displays NTS resource or session information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NTSDBMOD

Displays currently executing NTSDBMOD & SHOW SKEEP processes.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NTSSTATS

Displays NTS statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW NTSUSER

Displays NTS users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW OCS

Displays information about OCS users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW PANELS

Displays panel queue information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW PARM

Displays startup parameters.

Authority level: 0

SHOW PATH

Displays current panel library path definitions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW PAUSE

Displays the current PAUSE or WAIT status.

Authority level: 0/2

SHOW PPIUSERS

Displays PPI user statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW PPOSTAT

Displays PPO/SPO statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW REPLY

Displays VTAM messages that require a reply.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SCNT

Displays the current session count.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SERVER

Displays the status of registered server processes.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SESS

Displays the terminals that are in session.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SKEEP

Displays the NTS session keep counts for historical sessions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SNAMS

Displays SNA information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SOCKETS

Displays information about the use of TCP/IP services.

Authority level: T

SHOW SSISTATS

Displays Subsystem Interface (SSI) statistics.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SSIUSERS

Displays information about SSI users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW STRACE

Displays NTS session trace activity.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SUBSYS

Displays user subsystem status.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SYSCONS

Displays a list of currently logged on operating system consoles.

Authority level: 0

SHOW SYSPARMS

Displays the current SYSPARMS settings.

Authority level: 0

SHOW TCPIP

Displays information about the use of TCP/IP services.

Authority level: T

SHOW TERM

Displays the terminals that are in session.

Authority level: 0

SHOW TIMER

Displays current timer initiated commands.

Authority level: 0

SHOW TIMEZONE

Displays current time zones and the system time zone offset.

Authority level: 0

SHOW TSO

Displays current TSO users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW TSS

Displays current TSS users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW UDB

Displays VSAM data set information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW UDBUSER

Displays NCL user database (UDB) user information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW USERS

Displays the current signed on users.

Authority level: 0

SHOW VARTABLES

Displays information about VARTABLES.

Authority level: 0

SHOW VMOP

Displays VMOPERATOR active sessions.

Authority level: 0

SHOW VSAM

Displays extended VSAM data set information.

Authority level: 0

SHOW XMIT

Displays the status of all or selected FTS Transmission Requests.

Authority level: 0

SHOW XNFTRACE

Displays the status of all XNFTRACE requests.

Authority level: 0

SHUTDOWN

Commences or cancels an orderly shutdown of the system.

Authority level: 3

SIGNOFF

Signs off from a remote system.

Authority level: 0

SIGNON

Signs on to a remote system.

Authority level: 0/2

SPLIT

Opens or adjusts size of an OCS window.

Authority level: 0

SPO

Starts and stops the VTAM Secondary Program Operator interface.

Authority level: 3

SSI

Signs off or stops Subsystem Interface (SSI).

Authority level: 0/3

START

Starts executing an asynchronous NCL process.

Authority level: 0

STATUS

Displays current general system status.

Authority level: 0

STRACE

Starts and stops session trace activity.

Authority level: 4

SUBMIT

Passes a command to a background environment for processing.

Authority level: 0/2

SUBSYS

Defines, starts, stops, and deletes subsystems.

Authority level: 3

SUSLOGON

Suspends an entry or entries in the DEFLOGON table.

Authority level: 3

SWAP

Swaps current logical windows.

Authority level: 0

SYNCTIME

Synchronizes the date and time of the region with the local system.

Authority level: 2

SYSCMD

Sends a command to the operating system.

Authority level: 2

SYSLOG

Issues VMOPERATOR log browse commands.

Authority level: 2

SYSMON

Sends data to System Monitor in 3600/4700.

Authority level: 1

SYSPARMS

Defines or changes system default values.

Note: For more information, see the Administration Guide.

Authority level: 4/9

TERMINAL

Provides extended color, highlighting data streams, or both to terminals.

Authority level: 0

TCPIP MODIFY

Alters the current trace options setting.

Authority level: 4

TCPIP QUIESCE

Stops the interface when all the sockets are closed.

Authority level: 4

TCPIP START

Initiates TCP/IP services.

Authority level: 4

TCPIP STOP

Terminates TCP/IP services.

Authority level: 4

TELNET

Starts a Telnet connection.

Authority level: T

TIME

Displays the current date and time.

Authority level: 0

TIMEZONE

Maintains time zone names and offsets.

Authority level: 3

TITLE

Sets the title to display on the top line of the OCS window.

Authority level: 4

TNCMD

Sends a Telnet command on a connection to a remote host.

Authority level: T

TNDISC

Disconnects a Telnet connection.

Authority level: T

TNSEND

Sends data on a Telnet connection.

Authority level: T

TRACE

Initiates a VTAM network trace.

Authority level: 1

TRACEROUTE

Traces the route taken by TCP/IP packets to a remote host.

Authority level: T

TRANSMIT

Requests a data set transmission.

Authority level: 0

UDBCTL

Controls the status of UDBs.

Authority level: 3/4

UNALLOC

Deallocates a closed data set.

Authority level: 0/3

UNLOAD

Unloads copies of procedures, ASN.1 maps, load modules, or panels from storage.

Authority level: 4

USS

Issues a shell command to USS.

Authority level: R

V

Issues a VTAM VARY command.

Authority level: 1

X

Exits from OCS screen mode.

Authority level: 0

XLATE

Tests alias name translation.

Authority level: 1

XNF

Stops all XNF connections.

Authority level: 3

XNFTRACE

Initiates or terminates tracing of XNF connectivity.

Authority level: 4